Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Mr. Stout presently serves as our Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, and he has held that title since May 2019. Mr. Stout served as President and Chief Executive Officer as well as a director of J. Alexander's Holdings, Inc. from September of 2015 to May 2019. Prior to that time, he was a director/manager (as applicable), President and Chief Executive Officer of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC and J. Alexander’s, LLC (formerly J. Alexander's Corporation),

Mr. Quirk has served as a director of the Company since September 2015. Mr. Quirk also presently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. ("FNF") since December 2013 and as a director of FNF since February 2017. Previously, Mr. Quirk served as President of FNF beginning in April 2008. Mr. Quirk served as Co-President of FNF from May 2007 until April 2008, and as Co-Chief Operating Officer of FNF from October 2006 until May 2007.

Mr. Ammerman has served as a director of the Company since September 2015. Mr. Ammerman has also served as a director of Fidelity National Financial, Inc., since July 2005. Mr. Ammerman is a retired partner of KPMG, where he became a partner in 1984. Mr. Ammerman formally retired from KPMG in 2002. He currently serves as a director of FNF, William Lyon Homes, Inc. and Stantec Inc. Within the past five years, Mr. Ammerman also has served as a director of Remy International and El Pollo

Mr. Janszen has served as a director of the Company since September 2015, and prior to that time he served on the board of managers of our subsidiaries, J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC and J. Alexander’s, LLC, from February 2013 and January 2013, respectively, until September 2015. Mr. Janszen has been the Chief Executive Officer of Newport Global Advisors, L.P. (“Newport”), an investment management firm, since September 2005.

Mr. Martire has served as a director of J. Alexander's Holdings, Inc. since September 2015 and served as Chairman of the Board of the Company from September 2015 to May 2019. Effective May 1, 2019, Mr. Martire’s position changed to Lead Independent Director upon Mr. Stout’s transition to Executive Chairman of the Board. Mr.

Mr. Maggard has served as a director of the Company since September 2015. Mr. Maggard co-founded Maggard Enterprises, Inc., a former franchisee of Long John Silver’s and A&W restaurants, in 1970 and has been its Chairman of the Board and President since 1972. He was a franchisee of quick-service restaurants for over 30 years. Mr. Maggard served as a director of Santa Barbara Restaurant Group and former Chairman of Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., until 2002 and a